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Broadleaf trees show reduced sensitivity to global warming
2015-09-30 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The sensitivity of leaf unfolding phenology to climate warming has significantly declined since 1980s, according to a study recently published in the journal Nature by an international collaboration of scientists. Earlier spring leaf unfolding is a frequently observed response of plants to climate warming. Many deciduous tree species require cold temperatures, in other words 'chilling', for dormancy release, and the warming-related reductions in chilling may counteract the advance of leaf unfolding...
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